Leadership
Great leaders shape the world from bustling boardrooms to quiet moments of personal reflection, and these books capture their hard-won wisdom and transformative approaches. Whether you're seeking time-tested principles of influence, innovative management strategies, or inspiring stories of organizational transformation, you'll find guidance for your own leadership journey.
Leadership Book Summaries
The Right Kind of Crazy
A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High-Stakes Innovation
Science
Space
Business
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times
Business
Self Help
Management
Thou Shall Prosper
Ten Commandments For Making Money
Business
Finance
Money
Primary Greatness
The 12 Levers of Success
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Superbosses
How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent
Business
Leadership
Management
Gravitas
Communicate with Confidence, Influence and Authority
Communication
Business
Self Help
Playing Big
Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Louder than Words
Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice
Business
Writing
Self Help
#AskGaryVee
One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
TED Talks Storytelling
23 Storytelling Techniques from the Best TED Talks
Business
Self Help
Writing
People Skills
How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts
Communication
Self Help
Psychology
Strategy Rules
Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
Business
Management
Leadership
Strategy That Works
How Winning Companies Close the Strategy-to-Execution Gap
Business
Management
Self Help
Living Forward
A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
Organize Tomorrow Today
8 Ways to Retrain Your Mind to Optimize Performance at Work and in Life
Productivity
Self Help
Business
The Principles of Product Development Flow
Second Generation Lean Product Development
Business
Management
Technology
The Third Wave
An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future
Business
Entrepreneurship
Technology
Negotiating the Impossible
How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts
Business
Psychology
Communication
Your Best Just Got Better
Work Smarter, Think Bigger, Achieve More
Business
Productivity
Self Help
Executive Presence
The Missing Link Between Merit and Success
Business
Leadership
Self Help
From Impossible To Inevitable
How Hyper-Growth Companies Create Predictable Revenue
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
Today Matters
12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrow's Success
Leadership
Self Help
Personal Development
Grit
The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Negotiating the Nonnegotiable
How to Resolve Your Most Emotionally Charged Conflicts
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Brag!
The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It
Business
Self Help
Leadership
The Founder's Mentality
How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth
Business
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
That's Not How We Do It Here!
A Story about How Organizations Rise and Fall — and Can Rise Again
Business
Leadership
Management
Joy, Inc.
How We Built a Workplace People Love
Business
Leadership
Management
The Art of Innovation
Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm
Business
Design
Management
The Silo Effect
The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers
Business
Management
Leadership
TED Talks
The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
Business
Self Help
Communication
Play Bigger
How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets
Business
Entrepreneurship
Buisness
Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does
The New Science of Leading, Energizing, and Engaging
Leadership
Business
Management
Edgy Conversations
How Ordinary People Can Achieve Outrageous Success
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Peopleware
Productive Projects and Teams
Management
Business
Programming
Invisible Influence
The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The Gold Mine Effect
Crack the Secrets of High Performance
Business
Sports
Football
Crossing the Chasm
Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment
Achieve More Success with Less Stress: Foreword by Cal Newport, author of So Good They Can't Ignore You
Productivity
Self Help
Business
Mindset
The New Psychology of Success
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Startup Boards
A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
Pivot
The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations
Business
Communication
Leadership
The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World
Business
Economics
Sustainability
Communicate With Confidence!
Communication
Self Help
Psychology
Workplace Poker
Are You Playing the Game, or Just Getting Played?
Business
Psychology
Management
Chase the Lion
If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It's Too Small
Christian
Personal Development
Leadership
The Effective Manager
Management
Business
Leadership
The Storyteller's Secret
How the World's Most Inspiring Leaders Turn Their Passion Into Performance
Business
Communication
Self Help
Competing Against Luck
Business
Management
Entrepreneurship